Oliver Rudgewick

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Birmingham agrees big step towards fixing pay issues

An agreement with unions over a job evaluation scheme represents a “significant milestone” on the... Read more
NI outlines £2.3bn real-terms budget gap

Inflation means Northern Ireland would need to find £2.3bn next year just to match service levels... Read more
KPMG handed record £21m fine for failures in Carillion audit

Poor audit work ahead of outsourcing giant Carillion’s collapse undermined the “credibility and the... Read more
Crawley warns of Section 114 over cost of housing Chagossians

The cost of housing people of Chagossian descent could force Crawley Borough Council to issue a... Read more
London boroughs forecast £500m shortfall

Insufficient government funding combined with high service demand and rising costs have put the... Read more
Liverpool set to write off £42m of bad debt

Irrecoverable historical debts of around £42m will be written off by Liverpool City Council.
Leeds outlines ‘unpalatable’ proposals to reduce £163m funding gap

Cutting hundreds of jobs, selling assets and reducing services have been mooted as Leeds City... Read more
Just five 2022-23 audits published on time, says PSAA

More than 900 local authority audit opinions are outstanding and the government must take urgent... Read more
Pension age increase risks worsening poverty, think-tank warns

A rising state pension age and lack of action to support the growing number of people experiencing... Read more
Better training tipped to help public sector workforce crisis

Public bodies should prioritise investment in long-term training to “carve new pathways for career... Read more

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